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Jodie Auckland Whittaker is an English actress from Yorkshire. She came to prominence in her 2006 feature film debut Venus, for which she received British Independent Film Award and Satellite Award nominations. She played the thirteenth incarnation of The Doctor on Doctor Who from 2017 to 2022, and has been praised for her roles in the cult science fiction film Attack the Block (2011), the Black Mirror episode "The Entire History of You" (2011), and as grieving mother, Beth Latimer, in Broadchur
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- Born
- Jodie Auckland Whittaker , ( 1982-06-17 ) 17 June 1982 (age 43) , Skelmanthorpe , West Yorkshire , England
- Alma mater
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 2005–present
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Jodie Auckland Whittaker (born 17 June 1982) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles on television as Beth Latimer in Broadchurch (2013–2017) and the Thirteenth Doctor in Doctor Who (2017–2022; 2025).
She came to prominence in her 2006 feature film debut Venus, for which she received British Independent Film Award and Satellite Award nominations. She was later praised for her roles in the science fiction film Attack the Block (2011) and the Black Mirror episode "The Entire History of You" (2011). She was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her role in Toxic Town (2025).
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